St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-02
A. h. ROBERTS Geo..
STOCK BRO ERS,
Mining Stocks o. Speciality.
131 EAST FIFTH SRTEET. ST. PAUL.
FINANCIAL.
New York.

New YORK, June Money on call easy at
4l2@6 per cent. Last loan at 5 closed offered
at 4. Prime mercantile paper 5@6. Sterling
exchange dull at 81 .s5I2 for sixty day bills
and S4.S62 for demand. The stock market
was very dull and with little importance in
the general list. A half dozen stocks mo-
nopolized the majority ofithe dealings, and in
the remainder fluctuations were slight and
without special importance. The sentiment
was moderately bullish, however through
out the day, although the improvement in
prices was accomplished before noon, and
considerably over one>third the total trans
Reading was again the special feature, being
very active and strong. There was consider
able excitement in the. stock, there being
rush to buy at the opening, and the prices
assessment paid was rapidly marked up and
most of the advantage was retained to the
close. Jersey Central was also
prime favorite, but the other coalers
barely held their own. The Changers were
generally active and firm on buying orders
from Chicago, but the trunk lines were dull
and featureless. One of the special favorites
Of the day was Wheeling d Lake Erie which
was freely purchased upon favorable reports
of the business of the road. Fort Worth d
Denver was again the conspicuous weak
was decidedly weak. The opening was
about steady, the changes from last even.
ing's prices being for slight fractions only.
which were very evenly shared between
gains dlu lOSocS. luGTC was IL moderately
active business in the first hour in which the
coal stocks, the Changers and Wheeling d
Lake Erie early became. prominent. Prices
were strong from the opening and material
advances were made over the entire list
Toward noon the market became dull and
prices began to sag. III the last hour there
was a renewal of the firm tone, ACCOMPANIED
by little more animation, and the close was
quiet but steady to firm, closing at the best
prices reached. Sales, 216,436 shares.
63, 800 Reading, 1880 Wheeling d
Lake Erie, 1880 st. Paul, 1850
Lackawanna. The final changes are
very Irregular but generally for insignificant
fractions only. Fort Worth q Denver, how
ever, is down / "a and Oregon Improvement
1SS. Railroad bonds were dull for the major.
ity of the issues, but a limited trading in
large lots ran the total sales of Mexican Cen
trail fours up to $4,000, Atlantic d Pacific
incomes SLY 900, and the tours to SIO7.-
600. Total sales, S1,459,000. The market
was devoid of feature, the changes generally
being for insignificant fractions only. though
advances were made in majority of cases.
Northwestern debentures rose 334 to 10.
Mexican Central tours 25s to "a, Texas Central
sevens of 1909 to 81, and Milwaukee, Lake
Shore d Western incomes 2to 104. Wabash
st. Louis division, sevens declined 8 to 1l3
Government bonds were dull and steady. State
bonds were dull and steady. The total sales
of stocks to-day were ZIG, 436 shares, includ-
ing:
Del, L. q w. 11O,5OOINew J. Gen.. s.175
Fl w. d Denv 1910 Reading (as-
Lake Shore. 1850 lsessment paid 63 800
Missouri Pac.. 5,100ISt. Paul 1880
Northwestern $500 West. Union. 1920